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Disney and the Space Race

3/26/2016

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In the 1950s, Walt Disney hired German rocket scientist, Wernher von Braun, to help make the Tomorrowland section of his developing theme park as accurate as possible. This relationship, however, had greater implications for the United States and its place in the Space Race.

Podcaster: Elizabeth


Further Reading

Mike Wright, "The Disney-Von Braun Collaboration and Its Influence on Space Exploration," 1993.

“Dr. Wernher von Braun, First Center Director, July 1, 1960 - Jan. 27, 1970”.

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Music: "Evening Melodrama" by Kevin Macleod (www.incompetech.com)
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David James
5/11/2016 01:18:25 pm

This is one of the times Footnoting does a wonderful job of informing and fascinating its audience. The narration has the right blend of authority and informality. Superb.

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